Eden's Effort | Spreading Awareness about Type 1 Diabetes. every.single.day Spreading Awareness about Type 1 Diabetes. every.single.day Menu It’s that time of year again… Basketball season 💗🏀😳 I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with it… mostly LOVE… I LOVE the game – and even more so, I LOVE watching my girl play the game, do what she does best and loves with all her heart. But – I HATE it because it causes me stress .. lots of stress This year is the first year Eden will play basketball for her school – she has played other sports – but basketball is just different.. it impacts her body differently and I KNOW my child will NOT stop, take a break, check her blood sugar or sit out for one minute if she doesn’t have to, because she loves the game so much. Eden had her first official “tryout/practice” yesterday.. I made all the previous arrangements with the school to be sure the new coach would be sufficiently glucagon trained for a Type 1 Diabetes emergency – which was done right before the session. At the end of practice I approached him and introduced myself and said I was “Eden’s mom” … his response – WHICH one is Eden?

Yup – slight internal FREAK OUT from me.. In my head – you mean, the emergency training you just had and the kid you just learned has a life threatening condition and are supposed to ensure is SAFE and you don’t even KNOW WHO SHE IS ?!?! Calm down – momma bear.. calm down… Resume conversation – question him on glucagon training to ensure it took place – get a very off hand – “oh yea, the insulin thing” response.. I’m sure I had a look of pure horror on my face .. I honestly can’t even remember exactly how the conversation went from there – I probably rambled – he had a deer in headlights look – and I handed him my cell phone number and email address and said I would send him additional information and guidelines that needed to be followed.. Yes – Eden is in Middle School and for the most part can manage the majority of her T1D care.. I’m SURE I sounded like an over bearing, over protective momma – BUT – exercise is a different animal all together – basketball is different – AND I KNOW MY KID… and I am entrusting a COMPLETE stranger – who clearly knows nothing about her medical condition – or even what she looks like to keep her SAFE..

… insert major stress here … 😳 Type 1 Diabetes is SO unpredictable… you just NEVER know what will happen especially when exercising.. prime example – last night.. Eden has her first real “coaching job” – she was asked to be assistant coach to a 3rd/4th grade rec team.. SO EXCITING! She insisted that I didn’t need to stay and I could drop her off because she wouldn’t technically be exercising… I did think about it, but being her first time I wanted to see her in action! 😃 We had an early dinner and on the way there her blood sugar was trending low and she still had a LOT of active insulin that would lower it further… It was a fairly heavy dinner and I was pretty confident that her blood sugar would rise substantially to counteract the insulin and told her she needed to keep her insulin pump ON (she usually takes off for basketball) and did not give her any additional sugar..

As practice begins, her blood sugar starts to drop and hover at a pretty low level – within less than 30 minutes we were pulling her from the court – giving her glucose gel and taking her pump off so she wouldn’t get any additional insulin… (her Dex read BELOW 55) Because we were alerted by her CGM and watching what was happening disaster was averted. Her blood sugar was falling rapidly and Eden had NO CLUE her blood sugar was tanking… This is what makes me SO NERVOUS – and she wasn’t even “exercising”… fast forward to this morning and my “dear coach – please keep my kid alive” email below… overboard? maybe … necessary? I certainly think so.. I tried to keep it as concise and to the point as necessary – unless you live the T1D life – you just DO NOT realize how serious this can get and HOW QUICKLY it can get there… He needs to know it is serious .. and not just a blasé – “oh yea, the insulin thing”.

Yes – I need to find the strength to let go and have Eden take the reins – but as I said before – I KNOW MY KID… She has put her life in jeopardy one TOO MANY times when left in control in the past.. She is just not there yet and neither am I. As discussed – below is some additional info in relation to Eden’s Type 1 Diabetes… I am unsure exactly what Nurse XXX covered besides what to do in an emergency situation – obviously we need / want to prevent it ever getting that serious! Type 1 Diabetes is an incurable AUTOIMMUNE condition – where her body attacked and destroyed the insulin producing cells in her pancreas. Not to be confused with Type 2 – nothing she did or didn’t do caused it and it is not due to a lack of exercise or poor eating habits. A healthy pancreas automatically secretes the appropriate amount of insulin and balances/maintains a healthy blood glucose level. Eden’s body DOES NOT produce any insulin naturally so we need to give it externally and monitor her blood sugar extremely closely 24 HOURS A DAY – EVERY DAY..

Eden wears an insulin pump to infuse her insulin and will take it off for basketball, she also wears a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) on her arm which takes a blood sugar reading every 5 minutes. Basically a “perfect” healthy range for Eden’s blood sugar is around 100-120 .. to get it to this level and keep it there is VERY difficult and a daily struggle. HIGH blood sugar = requires insulin LOW blood sugar = requires sugar Anything below 70-80 is considered “low” and bordering dangerous for basketball – exercise will usually cause her blood sugar to drop further so she needs instant sugar to bring it up to a safer level (juice / glucose tabs / fruit gummies in the box I gave you) anything lower than 70 and she should technically sit out for a few minutes and then re-test her blood sugar to be sure it is coming back up. Usually she is able to eat something quickly and get right back at it but she DOES NOT always feel her blood sugar dropping and it can happen very rapidly when exercising even if she starts at a “perfect” blood sugar level.

Low blood sugar is much more immediately dangerous than high as her brain and body need the sugar to function and survive and it can be immediately life threatening. She could collapse, have a seizure and pass out if too low – thus the glucagon training you had. Her fast acting sugar and glucagon need to be readily accessible at all times. We prefer her to be in the high 100’s for basketball – that gives her a good cushion in case she drops. Starting there – not always so easy. On the flip side – if she is 300 or over – she CANNOT participate until her blood sugar levels start to come down. Eden will be responsible for checking her blood sugar prior to practice and notifying me. I will have her communicate that number to you – please text me – so that we can cross check and know she is good to participate. The problem with starting to exercise when her blood sugar is elevated (250s or higher) is that it usually just continues to rise as her body then feels it is under “stress”. It isn’t immediately dangerous – but she does require insulin to bring blood sugar back into range and you may notice changes in her behavior.

Unfortunately high blood sugar causes slow reaction times, a dazed, spacey look and the inability to focus. She is not being disrespectful if not following instructions – she literally cannot process what is being said and it is completely out of her control. Eden is an extremely athletic kid and has been playing competitive basketball for many years. Type 1 Diabetes does NOT hold her back but it does require constant and diligent management. We are working really hard to try to get Eden to take responsibility for her health – but it is an extremely hard balance to maintain – and even harder when playing basketball because she DOES NOT feel blood sugar changes when she is exercising and does not want to leave the court or be a disruption. Technically she should check her blood sugar and/or the reading on her CGM device (I attached picture so you know what I am talking about) every 30 minutes. Even keeping this device on the bench would be great – easier for her to check (and yourself if so inclined) and know where her levels are. Thankfully we have wonderful technology that enables us to also view her CGM reading remotely so we can monitor her from afar – but technology is technology and it does not always function or we lose connection.

My mission is obviously, and clearly to spread awareness about Type 1 Diabetes.. how it impacts our lives – share our truth living with this disease. warn of the symptoms to eliminate misdiagnosis and tragedy. help people understand why a cure is needed for us and so many others and to EDUCATE As we did last year – we have “gone BLUE” to help raise awareness for Type 1 during National Diabetes Awareness Month.. It is such a fun and simple concept that draws attention to the disease and has people asking questions.. WE WANT the questions – because then we can give the answers .. ANYONE can join in to help raise awareness… almost everyone knows that in October everything turns pink for breast cancer.. We support the ones we know and love that are living with it – beaten it or lost their lives to it.. Lets all join together to let everyone know that in NOVEMBER – we turn BLUE for Diabetes.. Pretty much everyone knows SOMEONE who has been or is affected by Diabetes.. We specifically choose to educate about Type 1 because we live it every.single.day.. But ALL types of Diabetes need awareness – most of the public doesn’t even realize that there ARE different types.. It takes everyone coming together to change that!

if you aren’t brave enough to color your hair – paint your nails! change your profile picture on social media wear blue – wear a Diabetes Awareness shirt designed by us share a blog post, facebook post or whatever…. but please do something! I picked Eden up from school today and it was instant “grumpy” .. she got in – glanced down and saw the lab paperwork in the center console and knew we were headed to get blood work. “oh, great, blood work – really?!” .. yup – sorry kid.. I asked her to check her blood sugar – the usual first thing she does as soon as she gets home from school her response – “oh yeah – my site came out” as she shows me the end of the tubing that SHOULD be attached to her body and infusing the insulin she needs to SURVIVE.. huh, well that explains why her blood sugar would be in the 400’s ?! I keep driving until there is a safe place to pull over and get a new infusion set out of her D bag – the kit she carries with her everywhere – and now not only is she going to get blood work, but I am having to jab her with a giant needle on the side of the road..

grumpy silence the entire drive to the lab .. Once there, I WANTED to take pictures (just of her arm mind you) for the benefit of Diabetes Awareness Month, but in her current mood she was having absolutely nothing of it.. Blood work completed – USUALLY afterwards she gets a “treat” … maybe a Starbucks or ice cream or something small – just because getting blood work every few months is not something she enjoys but will be a part of her life forever.. in the early years it was probably a bribe and the tradition stuck. BUT – given the fact that her blood sugar WAS NOT coming down – and the anxiety from the blood draw had actually sent it UP higher there was no possibility of a treat.. 😕 As a Type 1 Diabetic SHE CAN eat anything and everything… the difference is whether or not it is a good idea. At this point in time – I had to say NO.. it was much more important to get her blood sugar back in range first.

so now Eden had endured – a new site inserted on the side of the road bloodwork – 4 vials of blood drawn and a tech who “clicked the thing” as she said – and hurt her me saying NO to the treat that she usually gets afterwards and being STARVING and not able to eat until her blood sugar comes down a little bit. Another example of the stuff people don’t see or realize goes on behind the scenes .. every.single.day. and aside from being grumpy and me getting the silent treatment for an hour or so- SHE DID NOT COMPLAIN A few hours later – her blood sugar is improving and she asked me to make her some bacon.. how could I refuse… ?? BACON TO THE RESCUE .. Bacon requires no insulin, does not cause an immediate spike in blood sugar and is the stand in “treat” for today – at least it brought a smile to her face just another Monday living with Type 1 Diabetes… No one thinks it will happen to them.. No one expects their child to be diagnosed with a life threatening, incurable chronic disease. but it can happen and it does .. It happened to us – without warning and we now live a completely different life than we ever thought we would.

one with endless needles, carb counting, blood sugar monitoring and insulin one with stereotyping, ignorance, bullying, finger pointing and stigma November is our turn in the spotlight. Our month to raise awareness for Diabetes and to educate the world. To show the public what the realities of Type 1 Diabetes really are. Our chance to be seen and heard on a large scale and help stop the daily bullying the T1D community receives. Type 1 Diabetes some days makes absolutely NO SENSE whatsoever… yet – we try to make sense of it anyway – try to put the puzzle pieces together and make good decisions with the information we have.. SO MANY things done throughout Eden’s day require a decision – either from her – or from me – in relation to her D management… Eden is of course on the front lines and I am watching from the sidelines – she doesn’t look at the big picture – she often doesn’t even always look at the immediate future or implications that her decisions are making.. We have had a VERY ROUGH few days ..

unexplained highs, unexplained lows and pretty much a huge roller coaster of blood sugars that just do not want to be managed… her lows have required copius amounts of sugar to bring her up and treating the highs have just brought her crashing back down… 24 hour time period of blood sugar craziness It has been very hard to know exactly what to do… The thing is we can do the same thing every day and never get the same result so it is VERY difficult. Trying to teach her, give input and instruction based on previous experiences is ongoing and an every day thing and she doesn’t always want to hear it. Eden is impulsive and quick to push buttons without thinking it through.. and sometimes pushing those buttons (ie: giving herself insulin) can have HUGE consequences… case and point – this happened this morning.. 5.57 am – D-dad was up and tested her just before my alarm went off at 6am. BLOOD SUGAR – 89 YAY – pretty darn good! I got up and was about to jump in the shower when I noticed on my Pebble that her blood sugar was dropping.. I watched and waited a few minutes before heading to her room.

6.20am BLOOD SUGAR – 61 grab some fruit pieces – have her eat them and try to get her up for the day 6.47am try for the 4th time to get her out of bed – tell her she needs to test again BEFORE she gets in the shower BLOOD SUGAR – 189 yup … just what I thought… This is not about WHO was right – Because we have to make sense out of nonsense so often and because I was paying close attention – I KNEW that 189 just could not be right.. It also goes to show that this oversight could have had a TERRIBLE OUTCOME.. A blood sugar of 48 is pretty darn LOW… She did NOT feel low… She was about to give herself insulin… She was about to go jump in the shower… Hot water speeds up the rate of adsorption … NOT GOOD… If I was not standing RIGHT THERE and she gave herself insulin (by the quick press of a button) when she was actually only 48 – and THEN jumped in the shower ?!?!

The fact her blood sugar was still dropping – she would have been in trouble FAST and more than likely started to pass out in the shower.. HOLY MOLY – this is the stuff my nightmares are made of… Insulin gives her life every single day – but it could also take it away in the blink of an eye.. Beware – there is a slight rant ahead … ok, maybe a long one… 😜 SO SICK AND TIRED OF DIABETES BEING ONE BIG TAGLINE … DIABETES IS NOT A JOKE… Earlier today I saw an oooey gooey cookie lasagne recipe on my news feed… the second comment was in relation to “diabetes” on a plate.. I decided to scroll through and count the comments people posted about diabetes and stopped counting at 33 .. I saw THIRTY THREE comments in less than 30 seconds that made some mention of getting diabetes in relation to eating the cookie lasagne creation… THIS is the stereotyping we are up against.. THIS is why Type 1 Diabetes is so misunderstood and the public doesn’t understand how serious of a disease it is…. This is why our kids face stereotyping day in and day out.

why people question “should you be eating that?” exactly why people are shameful about taking care of their diabetes in public – type 1 OR type 2 … Because “Diabetes” is treated like one big JOKE.. Diabetes is not a joke – whether type 1 OR type 2.. It has serious health implications and the shaming really needs to stop.. it is a DISEASE that KILLS people on a DAILY BASIS.. I will NEVER understand why something that causes heart disease – kidney failure – blindness, amputations and DEATH is FUNNY.. The main cause of my blog is to raise awareness of Type 1 Diabetes… Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that has ZERO ZERO ZERO to do with an unhealthy lifestyle or eating an ooey gooey cookie lasagne.. In FACT – we don’t want to stop Eden from being able to enjoy treats such as these – she is a kid and we don’t want her to be made to feel any different that she already is.. BUT – the fact is – NOT ALL TYPE 2 Diabetics can reverse their diabetes or GOT IT from eating too much sugar either? Am I steaming MAD ? You bet…. today, I am just over it..

I’m sure there are many of you who might think I need to take a chill pill and relax – it’s “just a joke” .. well, that “joke” can KILL MY CHILD.. that “joke” means that people don’t take the disease seriously.. means that people brush it off as no big deal, means that they don’t donate for research … just for a moment – lets compare breast cancer and diabetes – just because they are on the graphic together above.. I guarantee most of us have been touched in our lives from someone who was diagnosed with breast cancer – survived it – or died from it. Did you support that person – donate $$ to the cause – wish for a cure?? Did you laugh about their diagnosis?? my bet – NO Because the world understands that cancer is no laughing matter – yet DIABETES as a whole, KILLS MORE PEOPLE EVERY YEAR – and diabetics are LAUGHED AT The life we live every single day is NOT A JOKE and is NOT FUNNY.. Everyone really needs to band together and start correcting people who are Diabetes shaming – IT IS BULLYING and it is NOT FUNNY… There are so many anti-bullying movements out there..

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Question: Today is World Diabetes day, designed to bring awareness of the disease, which is caused by a shortage of what hormone?
Answer: Insulin